1903 - 1938

Kluczowe informacje

  • Museums on this site: South African National Gallery
  • Nationality: Poland
  • Top 3 works: Interior
  • Lifespan: 35 years
  • Died: 1938

A Life of Artistic Pursuit

Wolf Kibel was a Polish-born South African painter and printmaker. Born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, his early life involved an apprenticeship to a bookbinder and later to a maker of shoe uppers. His journey through Europe led him to Vienna, where he encountered the work of portrait painter Edmund Pick-Morino. Seeking new opportunities, Kibel traveled to Palestine, living in Haifa and Jerusalem before settling in Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv, he worked primarily with watercolour and black and white drawing due to the high cost of oil paints. He eventually moved to South Africa in 1929, arriving in Cape Town.

Artistic Style and Legacy

Kibel's work is often identified as expressionist, characterized by a painterly approach using rich impasto and expressive brushmarks. His media included oil, pastel, watercolour, tempera, chalk, pen, etching, and monotypes. He was noted for his ability to use shape, colour, tone value, and paint quality to create a sense of complexity and order. Kibel's works are held in several major collections, such as:

  • South African National Gallery, Cape Town
  • Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg
  • Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
  • Durban Art Gallery, Durban
  • King George VI Gallery, Port Elizabeth
  • Tatham Gallery, Pietermartizburg
  • Spier Art Collection, Stellenbosch
  • William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley
  • Sanlam Art Collection, Cape Town

Pytania i odpowiedzi

Skąd pochodzi Wolf Kibel?

Wolf Kibel urodził się w Poland.

Gdzie i w którym roku urodził(a) się Wolf Kibel?

Wolf Kibel urodził się w Grodzisk Mazowiecki w 1903 roku.

Gdzie mogę zobaczyć dzieła Wolf Kibel pogrupowane według nastroju?

Strona Sztuka według nastroju artysty prezentuje dzieła Wolf Kibel pogrupowane według ich nastroju.

Gdzie mogę zobaczyć dzieła Wolf Kibel w wirtualnej galerii 3D?

Wirtualna Galeria 3D artysty Wolf Kibel to strona prezentująca jego dzieła w wirtualnej galerii trójwymiarowej.

Szybki quiz

Do każdego pytania dotyczy tylko jedna poprawna odpowiedź.

Pytanie 1:
In which city was Wolf Kibel born?
Pytanie 2:
Which art movement did Kibel help introduce to South Africa?
Pytanie 3:
To which country did Kibel travel in 1925, where he contracted malaria?
Pytanie 4:
Which famous painter's work did Kibel admire and consider a highlight of contemporary painting?
Pytanie 5:
What cause of death led to the end of Wolf Kibel's life in 1938?